Canada suspends attention deficit drug Adderall XR
• Drug News • Feb 10 05
Britain’s Shire Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday that Canada has requested the suspension of sales of its attention deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment, Adderall XR (dextroamphetamine),…
Japanese bill recognises problem of elderly abuse
• Public Health • Feb 10 05
A proposed law to deal with abuse of the elderly was unveiled by Japanese lawmakers on Thursday, highlighting a problem in a society where…
Republicans ask for changes to asbestos plan
• Public Health • Feb 10 05
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked for further changes in a plan for a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund at a meeting to…
Pfizer, Microsoft sue over illegal Viagra
• Drug News • Feb 10 05
Pfizer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday they filed parallel lawsuits against Web site operators and spam advertisers that they say sell illegal…
Hormone spray helps low libido women, trial shows
• Libido • Feb 10 05
Young women with low libido had good sex more often after using a testosterone spray, Australian researchers said on Thursday.
The spray, designed by…
Seaweed’s estrogen effects suggest cancer benefits
• Cancer: Breast • Feb 10 05
More women may want to develop a taste for seaweed, if animal research is any indication of the food’s potential cancer-fighting ability.
In experiments…
Republicans to meet on key senator’s asbestos bid
• Public Health • Feb 09 05
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plan to meet privately on Thursday to gauge support for their chairman’s embattled proposal to create a…
Vancouver clinic to offer heroin on prescription
• Drug News • Feb 09 05
Vancouver adds prescription heroin for hard-core addicts to its arsenal in the war against drugs this week, despite U.S. criticism that its trial is…
Doctors told to look out for ‘broken heart’ syndrome
• Heart • Feb 09 05
Extreme stress can trigger what seems to be a heart attack, but is really something known as “broken heart” syndrome, researchers said on Wednesday…
Doctors begin to separate “mermaid” baby’s legs
• Surgery • Feb 09 05
Doctors have successfully taken the first step toward separating the fused legs of Milagros Cerron, a 9-month-old Peruvian baby dubbed the “Little Mermaid” because…
High-protein infant diet could lead to wrong diagnosis
• Dieting • Feb 09 05
Certain high-protein infant diets may cause elevated levels of the amino acids tyrosine and phenylalanine, which may in turn produce a positive test result…
Pain disorders linked to patient’s perception
• Pain • Feb 09 05
Patients with chronic pain disorders, such as fibromyalgia, appear to have abnormalities in the self-monitoring mechanism that allows the discrimination of internally produced versus…
Flu vaccine safe for infants, but monitoring needed
• Children's Health • Feb 09 05
New information from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) provides “generally reassuring, although limited” data on the safety of trivalent influenza vaccine administration…
Cuba’s geriatric club claims world’s oldest man
• Gender: Male • Feb 09 05
Cuba’s “120 Years Club,” inspired by President Fidel Castro to help Cubans live to a ripe old age, on Wednesday claimed one of its…
U.S. baby said to be smallest to survive goes home
• Childbirth • Feb 09 05
A baby who may be the smallest infant ever to survive has been discharged from a hospital more than four months after she entered…
Smaller fixes could bolster Social Security -AARP
• Public Health • Feb 09 05
he U.S. retirement system does not need a major overhaul or private accounts and can be stabilized through a series of smaller fixes, the…
Rare muscle-forming cells found in newborn hearts
• Children's Health • Feb 09 05
Scientists have discovered very rare cells in newborn hearts that divide and develop into mature heart muscle and could provide a new approach to…
Ailment can be confused with Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Feb 09 05
The inability to finish a sentence, memory loss and walking with a shuffle all sound like symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. But, some people…
Periodontal bacteria linked to heart disease
• Heart • Feb 09 05
People who test positive for bacteria that cause periodontal disease also have increased thickness of the carotid artery, which suggests there is a direct…
Pope Marks Ash Wednesday In Hospital
• Public Health • Feb 09 05
A Vatican spokesman said Pope John Paul II observed Ash Wednesday in his hospital room, receiving ashes and inviting his doctors to stay for…
UK respiratory patients need better care: study
• Respiratory Problems • Feb 09 05
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not receiving optimum care and more than 1 in 10 who are admitted to hospital die…
Many Parents with HIV Avoid Contact with Kids
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 09 05
Nearly 4 out of 10 parents with HIV infection avoid casual contact such as hugging, kissing or sharing utensils with their children out of…
Protein from red meat, dairy tied to heart risks
• Heart • Feb 09 05
Older women who eat a relatively large amount of protein from red meat or dairy products may have an elevated risk of dying from…
Blood pressure therapy boosts cerebral blood flow
• Brain • Feb 09 05
In elderly patients with elevated systolic blood pressure - the upper number in a blood pressure reading - effective blood pressure therapy increases blood…
Cancer society begins Daffodil Days sale
• Public Health • Feb 09 05
The American Cancer Society has begun its Daffodil Days sale to raise funds to aid research, education, advocacy and service.
The daffodils, which serve…